) The 2023 (25th) China International Mining Conference opened in Tianjin on the 26th. With the theme of "Innovation Driven to Promote High-Quality Development of Mining", the conference aims to jointly explore the path of global mining innovation and jointly promote high-quality development of global mining.
The current uncertainty in the international mining market has increased significantly, and the global mining industry is in a critical period of accelerating transformation. How to seize new opportunities for mining development in the new energy revolution and expand new space for mining development while improving global economic governance has increasingly become a focus of common concern in the mining industry.
Wang Guanghua, Minister of Natural Resources of China, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony that day and proposed three initiatives: First, promote innovative development and add new momentum to mining development. Promote the research, development and application of new theories, new technologies, new methods, new processes, and new equipment for mineral resource exploration and development, and promote the organic integration of the mineral resources innovation chain, industrial chain, capital chain, and talent chain. The second is to promote green development and cultivate new models for mining development. Promote green technologies, processes and equipment to achieve effective synergy between mine development and ecological protection. The third is to promote cooperative development and build a community with a shared future for the mining industry. All parties join hands to build the “Belt and Road” with high quality and continuously promote the liberalization and facilitation of global mining investment and trade.
Tianjin Mayor Zhang Gong pointed out here that this conference focuses on industry hot spots and builds a high-level platform for all parties to enhance exchanges, understand the market, and strengthen cooperation, and will add impetus to the recovery and prosperity of the world economy. Tianjin has a solid industrial foundation, rich scientific and educational resources, obvious location advantages, developed port transportation, and mining, metallurgy, petrochemicals, equipment manufacturing, shipping and other industries are closely connected with the mining industry. Tianjin will work hard to polish and promote the "international business card" of the China International Mining Conference and expand the "circle of friends" in mutually beneficial cooperation.
Samuel Ginapol, Minister of Land and Resources of Ghana, said in his speech that the friendship between China and African countries is strengthening day by day, and China has become Africa’s largest trading partner. Mining is an important foundation for the African economy. Ghana and other African countries are rich in platinum group metals, rare earths, aluminum, lithium and other mineral resources that support the transformation of green energy. They must promote high-quality development of the country's mining industry through innovation-driven development; strengthen international cooperation, Upgrade the mining industry chain to benefit all parties.
Abdullah bin Muft al-Shamrani, Director of the Geological Survey of Saudi Arabia, said that Saudi Arabia is willing to strengthen international cooperation with all parties, continue to promote domestic geological surveys and mineral resource exploration, and improve infrastructure construction. Introduce new mining development technologies, improve the mining business environment, and contribute to global energy resource security around sustainable development goals.